Ideal Year of Scouting

(http://www.nwmtbsa.org/wiki/Ideal_Year_of_Scouting)

The following was taken from http://www.buckskin.org/council/Popcorn/Ideal_Year.htm

Wouldn’t it be great to participate in all the activities you wanted? If you could pay for uniforms, awards, and registration without any money coming out of your pocket??

Imagine doing only one fundraiser and being able to fund your entire year of Scouting. IT IS POSSIBLE. Commissions from the Trail’s End Popcorn Sale enable adult leaders to focus on program, not on fundraising. By planning, building a budget and setting sales goals, your unit will be on the way to growing its treasury.

The average commission on a container of popcorn is $4.85. Using this amount as a guide, here are approximate costs in popcorn containers of several Scouting items:

• Annual Registration Fee 1.5 containers
• Boy’s Life Magazine for 1 year 2 containers
• Pinewood Derby Car 1 container
• Boy Scout Summer Camp Fee 32 containers
• Cub Scout Day Camp Fee 6.5 containers
• Sleeping Bag 15 containers
• Boy Scout Handbook 1.7 containers
• Boy Scout Uniform Shirt 6.1 containers
• Average Cub Scout Book 1 container
• Cub Scout Uniform Shirt 4.6 containers
• Average District Camporee Fee 1.5 containers

These are just a few sample expenses a unit might budget for a year. Each unit has it’s own unique activities, so be sure to list them when building your budget.

Steps to Success:

Plan your Ideal Year of Scouting – be sure to include ideas from your boys

• Build a budget to fund your plan
• Set a unit sales goal
• Set a per scout goal
• HAVE FUN
• Sell lots of popcorn
• Focus on PROGRAM